GFDL's CM2 Global Coupled Climate Models. Part I: Formulation and Simulation Characteristics
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory · +5 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract The formulation and simulation characteristics of two new global coupled climate models developed at NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) are described. The models were designed to simulate atmospheric and oceanic climate and variability from the diurnal time scale through multicentury climate change, given our computational constraints. In particular, an important goal was to use the same model for both experimental seasonal to interannual forecasting and the study of multicentury global climate change, and this goal has been achieved. Two versions of the coupled model are described, called CM2.0 and CM2.1. The versions differ primarily in the dynamical core used in the atmospheric…
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Authors
42- TLThomas L. DelworthCorresponding
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton University
- AJAnthony J. Broccoli
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- ARAnthony Rosati
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton University
- RJRonald J. Stouffer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton University
- VBV. Balaji
Princeton University
Topics & keywords
- Climatology
- Climate model
- Environmental science
- Equator
- Geophysical fluid dynamics
- Atmospheric model
- Longitude
- Latitude
- Life below water